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Some freak economics a milkman taught me

Posted by: Harshad Joshi on: September 12, 2009

Economics is a very facinating mix of theorotical science and practical art of managing money. Apart from spelling the word economics right, theres very little contribution to world economics from my side..
until now..
Few days ago, one interesting bill was attached to our common notepad – It was the milkman bill..Out of utter curiosity, I looked [...]

Force India F1 team wins..Great going India..

Posted by: Harshad Joshi on: August 30, 2009

Thats the 2009 Force India F1 racing car that has done many Indian fans proud when Giancarlo Fisichella secured 8 points in the 2009 Belgian GP. I dreamed of this day since 2008 ever since Vijay Mallya brought the former Jordan-Midland team from Spyker.
A great moment back here for all fans in India. Vijay Mallya [...]

Independence Day

Posted by: Harshad Joshi on: August 15, 2009

Yesterday, our forfathers fought against the evil british empire..
Today..we have to fight against the evil corrupted system that they have left behind..
The battle isent over…
Happy Independence Day, India..

Swine flue in Pune, India, some reasons and questions

Posted by: Harshad Joshi on: August 12, 2009

Everything is justified.
However, India is more prone to any kind of epidemics because of the inherent unclean habits the common people have.
Add to it the careless attitude of people who actually are supposed to work on complex issues. The recent epidemic wouldent have had been so grave if the airport authorities would have done a [...]

A sneek peek

Posted by: Harshad Joshi on: August 4, 2009

Thats the first preview of India Force Linux Desktop. Stay Tuned…

Here it comes..

Posted by: Harshad Joshi on: July 6, 2009

6 years ago, I had my first ever tryst with Linux. One step towards the goal. Coming here was a task I dont want to remember. Still, I will reach to the top.
Here comes Agneya. The first release from India Force Linux.

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The last post on this blog.

Posted by: Harshad Joshi on: December 3, 2008

A dream, a dream, a dream I had
The world, a theater
The stage, our lives
The actors, ourselves
Our dreams, our plays
Our audience, our souls
Alas, at last, the courtain’s closed
Aplause for dreams
Applause for peace
Applause for us.

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I have wings…

Posted by: Harshad Joshi on: November 5, 2008

PS – I am not bitten by love bug. If you believe in love, forward it to your near dear ones and even if you dont believe in it, still forward this to your near dear ones..Then find out if there’s truth into it. On a personal note, I wonder, is something called as love [...]

Live in relationship is fine with Maharashtra Government

Posted by: Harshad Joshi on: October 9, 2008

 
The Maharashtra Government headed by Congressman Vilasrao Deshmukh and his ministers have okayed live in relationship..Live in relationship means people of opposite sex can have a relation without legal binding like marriage..
Live in relationship might be common or acceptable in western countries, but by watching numerous Hindi films, thsi is what I have a concept [...]

Navratri

Posted by: Harshad Joshi on: September 30, 2008

Navratri begins from today..Wishing everyone a happy and safe Navratri..
Navratri stands for ‘Nine nights’ where people worship Goddess Adi Maya for nine days..

Shivraj Patil, a height of political incompetence

Posted by: Harshad Joshi on: September 16, 2008

 

 
Breaking News – Sunday 30 Nov 2008 12:15 pm 
After an eventful 3 days of Mumbai attacks, the bastard Sivraj Patil has finally decided to resign form the post of Union Home Minister. 
Son of a bitch..!!
Update on 28/11/2008
1. NSG commondos has surrounded Nariman House.
2, The Oberoi and Taj skirmish still continues, a blast is reported..
3. USA [...]

BSNL to launch 3G in Pune

Posted by: Harshad Joshi on: August 26, 2008

BSNL has planned to launch 3G in Pune, Maharashtra. BSNL is the state owned public limited company. Its the biggest POTS provider and it also provides cellular, wll and internet services. BSNL has planned to invest Rs 300 crore and initially, it will serve about 2000 BSNL customers. Later, in end 2008, they will expand [...]

Olympic Medal, Apple iPhone, and me

Posted by: Harshad Joshi on: August 22, 2008

Last two weeks were of great hustle bustle for Indian sports. Abhinav Bindra won the first individual gold medal in 10 m shooting event for independent India, later Shushil Kumar, a Najafgarh lad fetched a bronze in freestyle wrestling, the last one was in 1952 Helsinki Olympics, and on the same day, Bhiwani based boxer, [...]

Tips for Safe Chatting

Posted by: Harshad Joshi on: August 21, 2008

Don’t chat about things that could enable a stranger to locate you. That includes your last name, the name of your school or workplace, the city you live in, and where you hang out.
Protect your info. Don’t put identifiable information in your user profile, including photos. What’s uploaded to the Internet can be downloaded and [...]

Unexpected problems??

Posted by: Harshad Joshi on: August 20, 2008

The best way to avoid problems, is to avoid them.
Look around, you will get to see people who are perfect, they just dont seem to have any kind of conflicts, or any issues, they get well with any situation, any kind of people, they appear so natural, so flawles, sometimes we call them [...]

TRAI okays net telephony in India

Posted by: Harshad Joshi on: August 18, 2008

The Telecom regulator in India, TRAI on Monday allowed ISPs to offer unrestricted internet telephony services, a move that will further boost competition in the domestic long distance segment and lower STD tariffs.
“It is envisaged that customers will ultimately benefit from cost effective and innovative internet telephony service.
These recommendations will put Indian telecom sector in [...]

Beijing Olympics 2008 kicks off

Posted by: Harshad Joshi on: August 8, 2008

The Beijing Olympics 2008 ceremony has kicked off and officially, for next 20 days, we are going to see an exciting series of old records broken, new records being set. Top leaders from almost 80 countries are visiting Beijing for this extravaganza. Here’s a joke thats being passed here in India.
Dubya, the George Bush Jr, [...]

Arushi Talwar – who was the real villian?

Posted by: Harshad Joshi on: July 13, 2008

Some people stick to fame in their lifetime, some, like the teenager Arushi Talwar become famous after being killed..Who made Arushi Talwar’s death famous? – The Media. The news media in India needs to be seriously monitored for the senselessness they have been showing on TV. First they portray someone as a murderer, a dacoit, [...]

The New Age dilemma

Posted by: Harshad Joshi on: July 9, 2008

S: (n) dilemma, quandary (state of uncertainty or perplexity especially as requiring a choice between equally unfavorable options)

I have discovered a new ego bruising experience. If you are a single individual, and having lot of virtual girl friends on social networking tools like Orkut, then you might have noticed that whenever the girls status changes [...]

Wise Words

Posted by: Harshad Joshi on: July 5, 2008

By staying faithful to shreya [what is right and beneficial], instead of preya [what is pleasant], we win the sweetest fruits of life, from success to happiness to enlightenment
There are some marvellous concepts in Vedanta that reduce the spiritual quest into essential principles. Among them are the twin concepts of [...]

Slambook

Posted by: Harshad Joshi on: July 2, 2008

Slambook….after so many years, I remember this…I never got a chance to be in someones slambook, but it was something very hot in my school days. Usually, it was as self decorated book having different sections like we have on Orkut, except that we had to manually fill it in our own handwriting. Bad handwriting [...]

Tributes to a warrior – Feild Marshal Sam Manekshaw

Posted by: Harshad Joshi on: June 29, 2008

I pay tributes to Feild Marshal Sam Manekshaw. A true soldier, a brave son of India, you have got no parallel. You will be remembered for several generations. Sam Bahadur, we are proud of you. History and Future will always respect you for your valour.  I wonder what the Indian cricket team might be thinking [...]

Enlightment,a new hope

Posted by: Harshad Joshi on: June 26, 2008

मी आसाच आहे……
धर्मासाठी झुंजावे…
झुंजोनी अवाघ्यांसी मारावे…
मारिता मारिता घ्यावे राज्य आपुले…
देव मस्तकी धरावा,
अवघा हल्लकल्लोळ करावा..

Men are haunted by the Future. Men are haunted by the vastness of eternity. And so we ask ourselves: will our actions echo across the centuries? Will strangers hear our names long after we are gone, and wonder who we were, how [...]

Dedicated to my lost love – Honey, I loved you immensely

Posted by: Harshad Joshi on: June 24, 2008

Every time u call i freeze
When your close to me i feel a chilly breeze
I know something is not right
Could u b the one making me feel so tight
I didn’t use to like u
But now could it b true..
Am i falling in love with u?
So innocent, so sweet and surreal
Casting a swirling aura around us
Turquoise [...]

Good Grief

Posted by: Harshad Joshi on: June 22, 2008

This heartbreak hangover has continued for fairly long time, I mean its more then a week I havent been able to pick my spirits up. In one point of view, everything appears as a dead end, especially in this fast globalized ultramodern age, with so much technology and gadgets around, who would bother to wait [...]

The 100th post

Posted by: Harshad Joshi on: June 15, 2008

I am in love, inspite of the fact that I am not going to reach anywhere closer. Strange word this Love, one of the most primitive feelings yet the strongest one with no parallel. I know its crazy to fall in love with someone you have never seen, just occasionally heard and met only through [...]

The heat is on…

Posted by: Harshad Joshi on: April 24, 2008

Its 41 degrees celsius here @ Pune and its a difficult scenario at work places esp in this hot weather when the heat is taking its toll….Its hard to imagine that Pune, once known for its mild weather is boiling at high temperatures…!
Global warming, what else…???

IPL Twenty-20: The great Indian Circus

Posted by: Harshad Joshi on: April 18, 2008

BCCI has launched their very own Indian Professional League* Twenty-20 concept, and after watching the live bash on Sony Max, gosh, its clear that BCCI sux big time…!!!! Its a horrific mixture of unhandelable glamour…!
BTW, is this thing Cricket 2.0 ?
*Sorry,  its Indian Premier League..

Liberate Tibet from China

Posted by: Harshad Joshi on: March 23, 2008

Chinese government is crushing the freedom of Tibetians and there are chances that more Tibetians are suffering from Chinese atrocities. I support the Tibetians in their quest for Freedom.
Let there be a free Tibet..

Happy Blogging – Blogging completes its first 10 years

Posted by: Harshad Joshi on: July 15, 2007

According to Wall Street Journal, this is the 10th year since the first blog came to life..thats quite an incredible fact.
Blogging has got several advantages
1. It allows people to create web content that people can read and comment on
2. It also made use of RSS (web site syndication), and also introduced several new concepts like [...]

320 GB of terrorism – Exploring a terrorists hard disk

Posted by: Harshad Joshi on: July 10, 2007

Appearances are deceiving. A meek looking and soft spoken individual turned out be an ace terrorist in the making, can one believe this fact easily? Nope..
Todays paper had a news that explored the 320 GB ‘terrorist’ hard disk. The detailed stats are,
1. The disk contained well over 12000 files,
2. 5000 e-mails,
3. Videos of Osama bin [...]

Get an Apple iPhone for free

Posted by: Harshad Joshi on: July 4, 2007

Theres a strange aura about Apple iPhone, theres so much to write about it, people outside America are madly waiting to lay their hands on this wonderful amalgamation between a Apple Macintosh + mobil phone + iPod + PDA + fragile design + hype.
How about winning this incredible device for free without answering freaky questions, [...]

A practical approach for blocking Orkut and saving trouble

Posted by: Harshad Joshi on: June 12, 2007

From the past few days theIndian media is in all sorts of frenzy, displaying the news and reports telling that Indian government has instructed CERT India to ‘ban’ Orkut access primarily because,
1. Indian authorities believe that Orkut allowes creation of flame communities that pack enough ammunation to set cities on fire and a punch [...]

Unwiring Pune – Indias first Wi-Max enabled city

Posted by: Harshad Joshi on: April 2, 2007

Finally its there. The ‘Unwiring Pune’ project has kicked off.. This new wirefree access utilizes WiMAX (Worldwide Interoperability for Microwave Access) and Wi-Fi (Wireless Fidelity) technologies to equip Pune with high-speed wireless internet. Wireless connectivity will allow people to access the Internet through a laptop or personal digital assistant (PDA), sans the need for cables. [...]

The secret behind Bob Woolmers untimely death

Posted by: Harshad Joshi on: March 22, 2007

On 18 March 2007 (the day after Pakistan’s unexpected defeat to Ireland) Bob Woolmer was found unconscious in his hotel room in Kingston, Jamaica. He was taken to the nearby University Hospital but it was later confirmed that he had died.
It was a bizzaire news for the most, but there are some very secret motives [...]

Dish TV

Posted by: Harshad Joshi on: March 12, 2007

5 reasons for avoiding satellite TV services in India esp Dish TV
1. Dish TV is a utter crap service handled by a couple of jerks. Their STB’s (set top boxes) are manufactured in China and are of very inferior quality. One of our boxes has gone on a ride
2. Their service is very bad. [...]

The Digital (Anti)Social Networks

Posted by: Harshad Joshi on: March 7, 2007

Tired of getting friend requests from MySpace, TagWorld, Friendster, TypePad, Skype, AIM, Yahoo!, Chia Friend, LinkedIn, MSN, TextAmerica, Upcoming, Digg, Google, 30 Boxes, Second Life, Plaxo, Zooomr, ICQ, Flickr, LiveJournal, Dogster, dodgeball, Backwash, BuddyBridge, FriendFan, Classmates, Buzznet, ReferNet… not to mention Friend Surfer, friendsand, Friends of Friends, friendsbay.de, Friends of Friends, Friends Reunited, Friendoo, Friendset, [...]

Police planning to ban Orkut in India

Posted by: Harshad Joshi on: February 22, 2007

According to media reports, the Pune police is in full swing to ban Orkut, the Google owned digital social networking tool following its controversial communities and its probable role in anti social activities.
To a certain extent, I feel that there is a ‘real’ need in maintaining Orkut. Given its liberal policies, a madman can create [...]

Did you ever analyse the TV ads that are shown everytime between programs? Almost 80% of them are dedicated towards beauty products. Products that claim to keep you young and fair forever. Let me tell you a secret. To feel young, to stay healty, you do not compulsarily need to use those products for a [...]

Happy Birthday Orkut

Posted by: Harshad Joshi on: January 30, 2007

Today is Orkuts 3rd birthday.
The Beginning
Orkut was quietly launched on January 30, 2004 by Google, the search engine company. Orkut Büyükkökten, a Turkish software engineer, developed it as an independent project while working at Google (required by its policy). Some discomfort with this exists among users and potential users of orkut, especially since Google’s [...]

How do we rise above racism towards respect and tolerance in society?

Posted by: Harshad Joshi on: January 24, 2007

Political movements in certain parts of the world openly expound racist ideas. The dissemination of racist ideas is tolerated in the name of freedom of expression. The Internet is misused to propagate racial hatred. Globalization, which has so much potential to spread prosperity, can also result in economic disparity, cultural homogenization and marginalization of certain [...]

1 year of blogging

Posted by: Harshad Joshi on: January 19, 2007

Gosh..Its my blogs 1st birthday today. Happy birthday little blog.

Switch off the crap Bigg Boss/Bigg Brother

Posted by: Harshad Joshi on: January 18, 2007

‘Pathetic and Weak‘ , ‘Intellectually Crap‘ – probably this is what a civilized society will say about (un)Reality TV based shows like Bigg Boss in India and Bigg Brother in UK.
The so called reality in these shows promote *racism(Shilpa Shetty incident in UK), and often misguide the common public.(Bigg Boss in India) At least in [...]

Apple iPhone – The evening after in India and rest of Asia

Posted by: Harshad Joshi on: January 11, 2007

Apple iPhone is todays equivalent example of Sony Walkman of yesterday. Theres no path breaking features that it offers, but apparantly, its PDA and smartphone capabilities(alongwith very good marketting) can help Apple to reach a wide customer base and also it will give comman non technical consumers the chance to learn the Apple way [...]

Saddam Hussain – Life after death

Posted by: Harshad Joshi on: January 9, 2007

Amidst controversies, this  is a new video released which shows the former Iraqi controller, Saddam Hussain after execution on 30/12/2006. Those who dont want to view the video can read the detailed description on BBC page.
Actually, even if the post contents are bad/wrong or violent The lesson one can learn from this entire events is [...]

100 things we didn’t know last year(2006)

Posted by: Harshad Joshi on: January 5, 2007

This is the (unexhaustive) list of 100 things that most of us ignored or didnt notice in 2006.Depends
1. Pele has always hated his nickname, which he says sounds like “baby-talk in Portuguese”.
More details
2. There are 200 million blogs which are no longer being updated, say technology analysts.
More details
3. Urban birds have developed a short, [...]

The Great Indian ‘copying’ challenge

Posted by: Harshad Joshi on: November 25, 2006

Watching the TV continiously for a few days has made me realize that all the major TV Channels in India have absolutely lost their creative ideas and are hell bent in aping the US reality TV shows  and hopelessly trying to ‘indianize’ that version.
Its a shame that these people, who are capable of having a [...]

Google Co-op Search Engine

Posted by: Harshad Joshi on: November 3, 2006

I think I am a little late on this topic,but anyway…
This is my new Google Co-op Search Engine over here.
Feel free to experiment, but note that it dosent index thousand/million/billion pages. However, it does incorporate nice links and good content for technology/food/linux/Web 2.0 fans and users. And following Googles method, its currently in beta.
Direct [...]

Broadband in India and abroad.

Posted by: Harshad Joshi on: October 13, 2006

If by any chance you have encountered this image on some other site for more then 40 seconds, then you know that you are not using Broadband to access that particular site.
Broadband is often called high-speed Internet, because it usually has a high rate of data. In general, any connection to the customer of 256 [...]

Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt arrive in Pune

Posted by: Harshad Joshi on: October 6, 2006

Its hard to believe but its true. Hollywood actress Angelina Jolie and her friend Brad Pitt are in Pune for a film shooting which depicts the story of Daniel Perl, the US journalist and news reporter who was massacared in Afghanistan by the Taliban terrorists. Irfan Khan, the versatile actor from Mumbai’s film industry [...]


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